Saturday, September 11, 2010

Another month and another set of tags for Kyoko's Christmas Tag Swap. I didn't follow directions :o( {sorry, K}. Instead of making 3 identical tags, I created 3 different tags. I hope Tia Iida from Kaneohe doesn't mind. They turned out surprisingly cute. I had no idea what the finished project would look like but I'm quite happy with the results. What do you think?

"Mr. and Mrs. Frosty"

"Rudolph"

This weekend I need to concentrate on my next card class for September 23. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Marvelous minis are hitting A Place in Time!! Here's a little bag with 3 x 3 cards "Just Because" and.... drum rolling .... APT now has 2 styles of 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 envelope template for less than $4!! That's right, less than $4. They are very cute. I'll take a picture of the template later, but I made the envelopes above with the templates

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

My latest favorite technique: Embossing brass stencils on the diecut machine and coloring the image with ink pads. I love the air brush look. I've actually pulled stencils that were in my collection for at least 5 years! After I finished the card, I decided to add the Ribbon, you know, "Forget Me Not."

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

These little tea bags for two was created rather quickly. I made them for each of the Tea Swap members who join me each month. The optional theme of the month was Primary colors i.e. school. Well, I started with the apple and then went straight for a victorian look. So much for primary colors! LOL! Each bag holds 2 apple spice tea.

Monday, September 6, 2010

I miss scrapbooking! I think I've only been averaging a layout a month minimum whereas before I could easily do a layout a week. I used to enjoy it so much. Now with other commitments, I have found less and less time to truly enjoy this hobby of mine. So many pictures, so little time, and time does not wait :o(

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Karen hosted another 3 x 3 Christmas Theme swap and I just finished my cards, actually stayed up to 2 a.m. to finish it since I have several projects I need to get done, hopefully before the weekend ends.

The paper is CTMH (Thank you, DeAnna!), BG buttens, tree punch that I ran through Cutterbug embossing folder and added gold wiring around. Ribbon I have had for years, don't know what brand. The label is a Nesti and on some of the cards I machine stitched w/thread and then some I didn't since the little PC sewing machine was giving me problems. Yes, I still have that little $10 machine from years gone by. Great for little things that scream for stitching at 3:30a in the morning!! Star brad, word stamp by Hero Arts, and Tim Holtz Coffee stain ink around all the edges.The inside I used RF Flourish stamps with Versamark and then went over with light green chalk since I wanted a soft look.